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FHP: Woman killed after being ejected from car during Turnpike crash
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A woman was killed after being ejected from her car during a crash on the Florida Turnpike, troopers said. The Florida Highway Patrol said that the incident happened at about 3 a.m. Monday in Orange County.They said that a vehicle was traveling southbound on the Florida Turnpike while a second vehicle was stopped on the inside, southbound shoulder, with its hazard lights activated. The vehicle in movement failed to keep control of the car and left the roadway.
Read MoreFHP: Woman killed after being ejected from car during Turnpike crash
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A woman was killed after being ejected from her car during a crash on the Florida Turnpike, troopers said. The Florida Highway Patrol said that the incident happened at about 3 a.m. Monday in Orange County.They said that a vehicle was traveling southbound on the Florida Turnpike while a second vehicle was stopped on the inside, southbound shoulder, with its hazard lights activated. The vehicle in movement failed to keep control of the car and left the roadway.
Read MoreBaltimore man killed after being hit by car on Hwy. 169 in Bloomington
A Baltimore man was killed after he got out of his car on Hwy. 169 in Bloomington early Saturday morning and was struck by a compact SUV. The 21-year-old man stopped his car in the right lane on northbound 169 just north of Anderson Lakes Parkway before he was hit at 4:03 a.m. Saturday, the Minnesota State Patrol said. His name has not been released. The man’s passenger, Anne Areit Cham, 18, of Heron Lake, Minn.
Read MoreBaltimore man killed after being hit by car on Hwy. 169 in Bloomington
A Baltimore man was killed after he got out of his car on Hwy. 169 in Bloomington early Saturday morning and was struck by a compact SUV. The 21-year-old man stopped his car in the right lane on northbound 169 just north of Anderson Lakes Parkway before he was hit at at 4:03 a.m. Saturday, the Minnesota State Patrol said. His name has not been released. The man’s passenger, Anne Areit Cham, 18, of Heron Lake, Minn.
Read MoreFHP: Man dies after being struck by own car during 3-vehicle crash on I-4
DELTONA, Fla. - The crash occurred on Friday morning around 3:45 a.m. The lanes were closed for several hours. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a 30-year-old man from Palm Coast was killed in the crash involving three cars. FHP says the man, driving a Chevy Impala, reportedly failed to slow down and struck a Toyota Camry in front of him from behind. The Camry ended up being run off the road and hit a guardrail.
Read MoreFHP: Man dies after being struck by own car during 3-vehicle crash on I-4
DELTONA, Fla. - The crash occurred on Friday morning around 3:45 a.m. The lanes were closed for several hours. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a 30-year-old man from Palm Coast was killed in the crash involving three cars. FHP says the man, driving a Chevy Impala, reportedly failed to slow down and struck a Toyota Camry in front of him from behind. The Camry ended up being run off the road and hit a guardrail.
Read MoreNames released in deadly I-64 crash
CARTER COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) - The names of two people who died Friday morning in a crash on Interstate 64 East in Carter County have been released. Ernest D. Dryden and Marilynn Dryden, both 68, were the victims, according to Kentucky State Police. The accident happened late Friday morning at the 168-mile marker, involving three vehicles that hydroplaned. The Drydens were occupants of a minivan. UPDATE 5/28/21 @ 3:21 p.m.
Read MoreNames released in deadly I-64 crash
CARTER COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) - The names of two people who died Friday morning in a crash on Interstate 64 East in Carter County have been released. Ernest D. Dryden and Marilynn Dryden, both 68, were the victims, according to Kentucky State Police. The accident happened late Friday morning at the 168-mile marker, involving three vehicles that hydroplaned. The Drydens were occupants of a minivan.UPDATE 5/28/21 @ 3:21 p.m. CARTER COUNTY, Ky.
Read MoreCrash results in fatality
A Hale, Missouri, man has died following a crash that happened on Sunday night in Livingston County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Charles Plummer, 75, was traveling north on Route JJ one and a half miles north of Avalon, Missouri, when he struck the back of a stopped vehicle which then hit a pedestrian.Susan Bachman, 63, of Chillicothe, Missouri, had stopped and was in front of her car to use a leaf blower to remove grass from the highway when the incident happened, the patrol report said.
Read MoreIsmael Escamilla Injured in Rear-End Crash with 18-Wheeler on Loop 20 in Laredo, TX
Laredo, TX – May 22, 2021, 20-year-old Ismael Escamilla was injured when his pickup truck rear-ended a disabled 18-wheeler on Loop 20 in Laredo. Authorities say the incident happened around 5:25 p.m. near the intersection of Bob Bullock Loop and Interstate 35. Preliminary investigation suggests a commercial tractor-trailer was stopped on the left shoulder of the road due to reported tire problems. The driver told investigators he was about to place orange hazard indicators behind the truck when it was hit from behind by Escamilla’s pickup.
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